Italy vs United Kingdom: Military personnel, gaps filled

Italy
161,000 people
in 2022
United Kingdom
150,000 people
in 2022
Italy rank
32nd
United Kingdom rank
33rd

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom
02.0M4.0M6.0M181619192022

How they compare

Italy currently reports 161,000 people against 150,000 people in United Kingdom, a difference of 11,000 people.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 207 shared years of data; in 1816 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Italy ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 33rd of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 8 and United Kingdom in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1810s 34,000 people 190,250 people 156,250 people United Kingdom
1820s 32,900 people 140,400 people 107,500 people United Kingdom
1830s 34,200 people 145,200 people 111,000 people United Kingdom
1840s 39,600 people 184,100 people 144,500 people United Kingdom
1850s 51,300 people 263,700 people 212,400 people United Kingdom
1860s 254,400 people 298,400 people 44,000 people United Kingdom
1870s 189,700 people 251,300 people 61,600 people United Kingdom
1880s 205,800 people 256,300 people 50,500 people United Kingdom
1890s 256,100 people 304,800 people 48,700 people United Kingdom
1900s 256,300 people 421,400 people 165,100 people United Kingdom
1910s 1.62 million people 2.11 million people 485,200 people United Kingdom
1920s 367,800 people 376,200 people 8,400 people United Kingdom
1930s 498,200 people 336,500 people 161,700 people Italy
1940s 1.15 million people 2.58 million people 1.43 million people United Kingdom
1950s 312,600 people 754,200 people 441,600 people United Kingdom
1960s 455,600 people 442,900 people 12,700 people Italy
1970s 483,000 people 352,100 people 130,900 people Italy
1980s 507,700 people 331,000 people 176,700 people Italy
1990s 440,100 people 253,800 people 186,300 people Italy
2000s 214,600 people 201,000 people 13,600 people Italy
2010s 189,200 people 162,600 people 26,600 people Italy
2020s 163,000 people 150,333 people 12,667 people Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Italy or United Kingdom?
Italy, at 161,000 people against 150,000 people in United Kingdom as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Italy and United Kingdom?
11,000 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Italy ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 33rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 15,868 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel with 103 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.